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A woman is brought into the courtroom for arraignment.... Prosecutor: Your Honor, the defendant is charged with attempted murder, in that on the above date, she did attack and bludgeon her husband about the head, using his guitar collection as deadly weapons. Judge: How do you plead Madame...

And to think, I was singing it wrong all these years!

So, for anyone following along, (or who really cares for that matter...), my recent retirement has seen my return to the shooting range as a avocation rather than a vocation. To that end, I bought myself a Glock G19 as retirement present. I have come to love this pistol. But, although Glock...

So, as a follow up to my previously posted "NG19D", allow me to present "NAALE19/23CKD" ("New Advantage Arms  LE19/23 Conversion Kit Day")! If you've never seen one, here's a look: ( http://www.advantagearms.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=AASOS&Category_Code=GLK ) This kit...

Well, I finally did it. I took my own advice, (which I freely gave to any coworker dumb enough to ask): "25 and out!" So, after 25 years in uniform, I retired. Dealing with the piles of stupidity that are required to run the daily operations of a correctional facility, just didn't seem to make...

Just turned on my amp, VHT Special 6 Ultra, and I'm getting a hum at just about 120Hz. (Strobe tuner app on my phone shows it to be just slightly flat of a 123.5Hz, B2.) Wasn't there last night, but definitely there now. Other than the hum, amp appears to be working as always, all controls work...

An introduction. I started planning this build over a year ago. But what started in concept as a John Lennon tribute, (Thread: http://www.unofficialwarmoth.com/index.php?topic=29458.msg416402#msg416402 Morphed into something much more personal, a tribute to Mom. (Thread...

I've been a little bored lately. My current project is on hold waiting for parts, but I gotta scratch the itch, somehow. I swapped out the stock speaker in my amp, (VHT Super 6 Ultra), for a WGS Reaper, replaced the 12ax7's pre-amps with 5751's, and got a new 6V6GT power tube, (all from TAD). I...

Looking around the interweb for info on tube amp design. Not being an engineer, and having only solid state experience, I knew that the tubes are the "transistors", but I had no idea exactly how they worked, or why they needed such high voltage. Found this web site...

Is it just my imagination, or is this just a set neck Diamondback? Ain't exact, but it's pretty damned close! Have I been missing this all along? https://www.guitarcenter.com/ESP/LTD-401-Viper-Electric-Guitar-Sage-Green-Satin-1500000269293.gc

As I mentioned elsewhere, the CasinoCaster, "Lennon Tribute", build I was planning has been taken in another direction. So, at long last, my CasinoCaster build has begun. I finally got things started over the last couple of days. It's taken a while to get things moving from planning, to...

My Fender Mustang I is a decent little amp, for what it is. Decent sounding, but not much bass response to speak of, (kind of a consequence of an 8" speaker). It takes pedals reasonably well, has 17 amp models, 24 presets, and various effects. Sort of a "Swiss Army" practice amp. It has served...

So, I've been indulging my pedal addiction again. I was using the parametric EQ in my M5 modeler, and I liked having the ability to fine tune my tone, but because I was leaving it on most of the time, that meant I couldn't use it for other functions. So, I started looking around for a stand...

Just arrived, final piece of the puzzle: Modern Construction, Black Ebony on Roasted Flame Maple, Standard Thin Profile, SS6230 Frets, 10-16" Radius, 1-11/16" Tusq XL Nut. And the first kiss of neck to body: It's going to be a love affair......

Still no word on shipping of the custom neck for my current build, but I just got notice that the Ziricote/Maple showcase neck I picked up for my next build is on it's way to daddy! I've been looking at various body and pickguard combinations to go with it, and I'm pretty sure I'll go with my...

I haven't posted much lately, but I have been keeping busy. New guitar build is nearing completion of the "Parts Collection" stage, and construction should start soon. To occupy myself between builds, I've developed another bad habit: Pedals...... Much like most bad habits, it started with...

Time passes, things change, people pass away. One thing that's changed is my plan to do a Lennon style Mooncaster. Still love the idea, and I've archived all the design work for future use, but now is not the time. My new plan is also a tribute, but one a little closer to home. My maternal...

I've decided to go in a different direction with my Mooncaster build. Still a tribute, but.... I will update elsewhere soon. In the mean time, I placed an order for the neck: Style: Warmoth Construction: Gibson® Scale (24-3/4") Conversion Tiltback Scale: 24-3/4 in. Conversion Neck Wood: Shaft...

So, I've been noticing lately that my Tele has required a little more effort to play. Checked the bridge saddles, and all's locked in place just as I left it the last time I checked. Checked the action at the 12th fret on the low E string and found it to be somewhere between .050" and .060"...

Look what I just came across on Guitar Fetish: Body cavity measures 19.75" x 16.625", (just look at that Strat swimming in there), plenty of room for a Mooncaster, AND they're on closeout for $59! Only question is the depth, which is 2.25", but the egg crate foam in the top should allow a nice...